Our own crew cleans gutters and downspouts in Troy. We flush every downspout, flow-test the gutter run and haul the debris away, with photos of every run before we leave. The price comes from stories, size and tree cover, and the number we give on the phone is the number on the invoice. Every clean ends with a photo set on your phone. We have cleaned gutters on homes across Illinois through the spring and fall visits, and most Troy homeowners book the same two windows. A Troy homeowner can call (866) 435-6328 to get your gutters on the calendar.
Quoted from stories, size and tree cover, over the phone, with nothing added once the crew is on the roof.
The price depends on stories, square footage and what is in the gutter, and we quote it over the phone or by text from those three things. The number we quote is the number we charge for the clean. Some gutter cleaning service companies price by the linear foot, which lands in a similar place on most houses. What we see on our jobs is that a clog that has built up for years costs more time than a light seasonal one, so the buildup is the first thing we ask about.
On our jobs the things that move the quote are a third story or a roof too steep to walk, a walk-out basement that puts the back run far up the wall, gutters nobody has opened in years with compacted leaves and grit, and guards we have to lift and reseat before the run can be cleared. A homeowner who lists those up front gets a quote that matches what we find on the ladder. The clean includes debris removal, downspout flushing and flow testing, and none of it is billed as an extra. Commercial properties are quoted on the same basis, from stories and size. If anything changes the job, you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice.
Here is how it looks on our Troy jobs. Troy homes with a rain gutter that has sagged or pulled from the fascia need a crew that will check the drainage before the clean, because a sag holds leaves and debris in a pocket that a flush alone will not clear. We photograph the gutter run in place, clear the clogged downspouts from both ends, check the water flow at each outlet, and report any structural damage we see rather than quoting a repair. The point of the clean is to get water away from your home, not just to empty the trough. Each gutter system is priced to the house in front of us, and the photo of the front of the house, sent by text, is usually enough to start the quote. Call (866) 435-6328 or text that photo to us, and we will come back with the number.
| One story | Two stories | Three stories or steep | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1,500 sq ft | from $150 | from $195 | from $255 |
| 1,500 to 2,500 sq ft | from $170 | from $225 | from $295 |
| Over 2,500 sq ft | from $200 | from $265 | from $345 |
For context, nationally: Angi 2026, US average $168, most $119 to $234, $0.95 to $2.25 per linear foot.
Downspouts flushed and flow-tested, debris hauled, photos of every run. The quote already has all of it in.
Our crew clears every gutter run by hand, not just the stretch you can see from the driveway. Roof valleys and the area above the gutter line are blown clear first, so the next rain does not refill what was just emptied. Every downspout is flushed with water and watched until it runs clear at the bottom; one that will not clear is worked from the top where it can be reached. Where a downspout feeds an underground drain line, the crew checks that water is leaving at the outlet and tells you if it is not; clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Debris goes into bags and leaves with the truck. It is not blown onto the lawn, the deck or next door. The ground is left as it was found.
Before the crew leaves you get photos of every run and every downspout, before and after, on your phone, whether or not you were home. Anything the crew sees that is not a cleaning problem, a hanger pulled loose, a seam dripping, a run sitting flat, is photographed and reported, not repaired and not sold on the spot.
What can change the number, and you hear it before work starts, never on the invoice: a third story or a roof too steep to walk; gutters that have not been touched in years; guards that have to come off and go back on.
Twice a year for most houses: once after the spring seed and pollen drop, once after the last leaves fall.
Across Illinois, the spring visit lands in late May to June, after the seed and pollen drop. In Troy, the fall visit is late October to November, after the last leaves, and most of our customers settle on two cleanings a year, one each season. When we open a gutter here in May we find seeds and pollen paste packed into the elbows. In November it is the wet leaf mat, and on houses that skipped the fall visit we see runs that have sagged under ice by March. Rainwater that cannot leave the trough spills behind it, which is the usual route to fascia rot. Plan to clean your gutters on both visits, because the spring crew sees the seed and the fall crew sees the leaves.
Under heavy tree cover, or a mature landscape with beds close to the eave, regular gutter cleaning every three to four months is the schedule we see work, because needles and grit pack the downspouts between visits and start a clog that the next season makes worse. A twig that lodges in the elbow is enough to start one. Gutter guards change the schedule less than people expect, so a guarded house keeps both visits on the calendar. With few or no trees, a clean in late fall is enough for most roofline layouts, and residential properties on open lots often stay clear on that rhythm. Near a busy road or a construction site, the grit alone is enough to move the schedule closer. A small leak at a seam is easier to see before the trough is full. A blockage that is caught early takes one visit to clear, while one left a full season takes two.
We do not expect you to time this yourself. After the first visit we tell you which tier your lot actually needs, and the estimate for the next visit is written on the same report as the photos. If the roofline has a run you cannot reach from the ground, we note it so the next crew brings the right lift, a boom or scissor lift, and the clean is done in one trip. Commercial properties keep the same calendar as our residential clients. Treat cleaning and maintenance as one schedule, and gutter maintenance stops being a rescue job: keep the calendar, not the weather, in charge, and the gutters will stay clear through the rainy months. Call (866) 435-6328 or text a photo of the roofline to book your spring or fall date.
Water over the edge rots the board behind the gutter first. Everything after that is slow, and slow is what a policy excludes.
The three signs. Water pouring over the front edge in rain instead of out of the downspout. A run that sags, sits low or has pulled away from the fascia. Plants growing out of the trough. Any one of them means the gutter is full.
What happens next. Water that cannot drain sits in the trough and spills behind it. The fascia board rots, then the soffit. Water backs up under the first course of shingles and shows up as a ceiling stain. Siding stains and swells. Below, the overflow cuts a channel at the foundation and finds the basement. The wet debris itself weighs enough to pull the gutter off the house. Standing water breeds mosquitoes; dry debris houses wasps. Where winters freeze, the trapped water becomes an ice dam at the eave and lifts the shingles from underneath.
Why your policy will not pay. Homeowners insurance generally does not cover water damage traced to clogged gutters. Carriers class gutter cleaning as routine maintenance, and damage from skipped maintenance as preventable neglect, which a standard policy excludes. A limb that tears a gutter off in a storm is sudden and accidental and is usually covered; a fascia board that rotted over two years is not. This is general information, not insurance advice; read your policy or ask your agent.
Guards stop leaves. They do not stop needles, seeds, grit or the paste they turn into. The job gets shorter, not gone.
Yes, guarded gutters still need cleaning, less often, and it is a different job: clearing what sits on top of the guard and checking that water is actually getting in, rather than scooping out the trough. Mesh and screen guards hold whole leaves off. Pine needles thread through, seed casings and pollen mat on top, roof grit settles underneath, and once that mat is wet, rain runs over it and off the front edge. The gutter is empty and the water never went in.
Guards earn their keep under big leafy trees and on roofs too high to want to climb. They do not end maintenance, whatever the installer said. Our crew lifts the panels, clears underneath, flushes the downspouts and reseats the guards; tell us what is on the house when you get the quote and it is priced as a guarded system, which usually runs shorter than an open one.
Under an hour on most houses. Nobody has to be there, and the photos arrive either way.
The crew calls the day before with an arrival window and again when they are on the way. This Old House puts a professional gutter cleaning at 30 minutes to an hour on a typical home; bigger houses, steep roofs and gutters left for years run longer. Nobody needs to be home for exterior work; the crew does not come inside. Before they arrive: side gate unlocked, cars off the driveway if runs face it, pets inside while ladders are up. Ladder stand-offs keep the ladder off the gutter lip and the siding. After: photos of every run and downspout before the truck leaves, and an invoice that matches the quote.
Send us a photo or a short video in the rain. You hear what it is before anyone talks about money.
Still overflowing. A gutter that is clean and still sheets water over the edge in rain has a slope, capacity or downspout-size problem, not a debris problem. If that happens after a cleaning, send us a photo or a short video of it in the rain and we tell you what it actually is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
The number. The price quoted on the phone is the price on the invoice. If the crew finds something that changes the job, you hear it and agree to it before they start, never after.
Your house. Stand-offs on every ladder so nothing rests on the gutter lip, and screens and downspout extensions go back where they were.
Payment. The balance is charged when the job is finished and the photos are on your phone. Some dates take a small booking fee to hold the slot, and you hear about it before you book.
The whole city and the towns around it, booked by phone or text from the nearest crew.
We have cleaned gutters in several Troy neighborhoods, and the crew does every clean from the nearest base, covering Troy and the surrounding areas. We serve residential and commercial clients, and the gutter cleaning process starts with the quote: you tell us stories, size and tree cover by phone or text, with a photo of the house front if that is easy to send. Booking runs in two busy windows, late spring and late fall, when the calendar fills fastest, so a date booked early in the year holds better than one asked for in the weeks before a storm. We call before we come, and nobody needs to be home for exterior work. If your gutter guards have to come off before the clean, say so when you book so the slot holds the extra time.
Troy gutter cleaning is one of our gutter services, scheduled per house, and we keep the crew on the same route across Troy where we can, so a customer on a twice-a-year plan sees the same faces at each visit. Our goal is to protect your home from water damage by getting the run clear before the next heavy rainfall, and to keep your gutters working between visits without a rush job. If you want a clean timed for before a known storm, call (866) 435-6328 and tell us when you book; we will hold the slot.
Our cleaning services in Troy are quoted from stories and size, and we give the number by phone or text. Tell us the house and the trees and you get the gutter price before anyone is on a ladder.
Across Illinois the spring visit is late May to June, and in Troy the fall visit is late October or November. If you wait past the fall visit, the risk is an ice dam at the eave, fascia rot behind a run that has pulled loose by March.
Most slots come up within the week, and we confirm the date when you call.
No. Our crew works outside, does not come inside, and sends photos of every run and downspout to your phone before the truck leaves. Leave the side gate unlocked and keep pets in while the ladders are up.
Yes, we flush every downspout and check the outlet, including where an underground line leaves the house. Clearing a buried line is a separate job and is quoted before anyone touches it.
Yes. Under guards on our jobs we usually find a mat of seed casings and grit on top of the panel, so the gutter system still needs a clean. Rain runs off the front edge when it is wet. We clear the surface and check that water is getting in.
A clean gutter that still sheets water over the edge has a slope or downspout problem, not a debris problem. Send us a short video in the rain and we will tell you what it is; we do not sell a second cleaning for a slope problem.
It should not. Anything that changes the job is raised and agreed before work starts, and the number you were quoted is the number on the invoice.
Stories, size and a photo of the front by text. That is a real number, not an appointment.
